Training and Research

PhD Programme Courses/classes - 2023/2024

Research organisation

Credits: 6

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Ivan Russo, Cecilia Rossignoli, Alessandro Zardini, Ilenia Confente

Qualitative research methods

Credits: 10,5

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Sara Moggi, Lapo Mola, Alice Francesca Sproviero, Alessandro Lai, Riccardo Stacchezzini

Advanced quantitative research methods

Credits: 11

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Elena Claire Ricci, Claudia Bazzani, Alessandro Zardini, Riccardo Scarpa

Trending topics in accounting

Credits: 2

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Stefano Landi

Trending topics in supply chain management

Credits: 2

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Silvia Blasi, Ilenia Confente, David D'Acunto

Classics in Accounting

Credits: 4

Language: English

Teacher:  Francesca Rossignoli, Alessandro Lai, Riccardo Stacchezzini, Cristina Florio

Classics in finance

Credits: 3

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Laura Chiaramonte

Classics in supply chain management

Credits: 4

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Ivan Russo, Barbara Gaudenzi

Content analysis and coding

Credits: 0,8

Language: English

Teacher:  Sara Moggi

Introduction to qualitative methodology, interviews and focus groups

Credits: 0,8

Language: English

Teacher:  Sara Moggi

Trending topics in consumer market research for developing innovation

Credits: 2

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Roberta Capitello, Elena Claire Ricci, Claudia Bazzani

Trending topics in finance

Credits: 2

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Laura Chiaramonte

Trending topics in performance management

Credits: 2

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Silvia Vernizzi, Silvia Cantele

PhD school courses/classes - 2023/2024

Please note: Additional information will be added during the year. Currently missing information is labelled as “TBD” (i.e. To Be Determined).

1. PhD students must obtain a specified number of CFUs each year by attending teaching activities offered by the PhD School.
First and second year students must obtain 8 CFUs. Teaching activities ex DM 226/2021 provide 5 CFUs; free choice activities provide 3 CFUs.
Third year students must obtain 4 CFUs. Teaching activities ex DM 226/2021 provide 2 CFUs; free choice activities provide 2 CFUs.
More information regarding CFUs is found in the Handbook for PhD Students: https://www.univr.it/phd-vademecum

2. Registering for the courses is not required unless explicitly indicated; please consult the course information to verify whether registration is required or not. When registration is actually required, no confirmation e-mail will be sent after signing up. Please do not enquiry: if you entered the requested information, then registration was silently successful.

3. When Zoom links are not explicitly indicated, courses are delivered in presence only.

4. All information we have is published here. Please do not enquiry for missing information or Zoom links: as soon as we get new information, we will promptly publish it on this page.

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Linguistic Activities

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Research management and Enhancement

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Statistics and Computer Sciences

Teaching Activities: Free choice

Credits

2.5

Language

Inglese

Class attendance

Free Choice

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide students with the basic skills for programming a computer to solve problems using the Python language. At the end of the course the students:
• will know the Python data types and data structures;
• will know the core programming constructs (sequence, selection, iteration) and how to implement them in Python;
• will know how to use functions and organize a Python program according to the procedural programming paradigm;
• will be able to write programs that use external Python modules

Prerequisites and basic notions

None.

Program

Introduction to computer programming.
Introduction to Python.
Variables, Expressions and Instructions.
Functions.
Conditional statements and Loops.
Strings Manipulation.
Data Structures: Lists, Dictionaries, Tuples.
File Management with Standard libraries.
User defined functions.
Advanced Libraries, examples are:
• numpy
• scipy
• matplotlib
• pandas

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

Learning by doing. Learning by examples. Practical exercises solved interactively in class.
Zoom link

Learning assessment procedures

Multiple choises and open choises quiz.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Assessment

Knowledge of main programming elements. Being able to select the correct data type for a representing the desidered information.
Beinng able to organize the code in functions.
Being able to understand the meaning of a code snippet in Python.
Being able to use Python external library functions.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Passed. Not Passed.

Scheduled Lessons

When Classroom Teacher topics
Tuesday 07 May 2024
11:30 - 13:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Istituti Biologici Blocco A - Biblioteca Meneghetti - B Istituti Biologici [ - ] Vittoria Cozza Python programming language: Introduction to computer programming. Introduction to Python.
Tuesday 14 May 2024
11:30 - 13:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Istituti Biologici Blocco A - Biblioteca Meneghetti - E Istituti Biologici [ - ] Vittoria Cozza Python programming language: Simple Data Types. Managing Input and Output by examples.
Tuesday 28 May 2024
11:30 - 13:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Istituti Biologici Blocco A - Biblioteca Meneghetti - F Istituti Biologici [ - ] Vittoria Cozza Python programming language: Conditional Statements and Loop. Practical examples.
Tuesday 04 June 2024
11:30 - 13:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Istituti Biologici Blocco A - Biblioteca Meneghetti - E Istituti Biologici [ - ] Vittoria Cozza Python programming language: While and For Loop. The usage of break. Strings and functions for Strings. Practical examples.
Tuesday 11 June 2024
11:30 - 13:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Ca' Vignal 1 - C [90 - terra] Vittoria Cozza Python Programming Language: User defined functions; Function prototype and function call. Local and global variables. Practical examples.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
11:30 - 13:30
Duration: 3:00 AM
Ca' Vignal - Piramide - Verde [2 - 0] Vittoria Cozza Python Programming Language: Complex datatypes as tuples, lists and dictionaries. Introduction to the usage of matplotlib by examples. Managing files and directories: Processing an input text file. Usage of wordcloud library.
Tuesday 25 June 2024
10:30 - 13:30
Duration: 3:00 AM
Ca' Vignal - Piramide - Verde [2 - 0] Vittoria Cozza Python Programming Language: Practical example with free textual files or csv files. Numpy and Pandas.

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Guidelines for PhD students

Below you will find the files that contain the Guidelines for PhD students and rules for the acquisition of ECTS credits (in Italian: "CFU") for the Academic Year 2023/2024.